Just a quick post.
Really a post on my thoughts at the recent passing of influential people from this awful disease.
I don't know about you but since finding out my terminal diagnosis hearing that a well known person has passed away from Cancer really hits me hard, and lately there have been a few. Today's news about David Bowie and the recent news of Lemmy from Motorhead has made me very thoughtful.
I think we view our 'celebrities' as indestructible so when news like this breaks we inevitably feel very saddened. I used to hear news like this prior to my diagnosis and feel sad. Now I hear news like this and I think 'if it has got them then what chance do I have?'. It reminds me quite heavily that we are all very mortal and that Cancer kills. I have to admit to having a little cry today when I heard the news, Bowie was part of my formative years. To hear that he too suffered from this disease upset me greatly. It set me off on a very morose mood this morning.
But then, I considered that Cancer has no boundaries, it knows no religion, it knows no gender or age. I think that where Cancer is concerned 'there but for the grace of God go I'. So, whilst it is incredibly sad that this disease takes many people away from us, it does not take all. For just as Cancer is indiscriminate I also feel it important to remind myself that not everyone dies from it and just as it takes indiscriminately there is often no rhyme or reason to those who successfully beat it, so you can and hey, even I could? Yes. I understand the importance of being realistic, trust me I am that daily but I have also learnt that part of 'living with cancer' is accepting it but not accepting what happens with others will happen with you. thinking positively does not mean living in denial but not allowing yourself to be completely given over to this rotten disease. It offers you some form of control. I choose to hope for instance even in the face of great adversity.
I in no way wish to detract from what is a very sad event but merely to remind myself and maybe others that one persons journey is often different from our own?
xxx
